Sierra Club et al v. Zinke et al

  1. December 05, 2017

    BLM Will Fight Methane Enforcement Ruling At 9th Circ.

    The Bureau of Land Management on Monday said that it will appeal to the Ninth Circuit an October ruling from a California federal magistrate judge that reactivated Obama-era regulations limiting methane gas emissions on public lands.

  2. October 04, 2017

    BLM Must Enforce Obama-Era Methane Rule, Court Says

    A California federal judge on Wednesday reactivated Obama-era regulations limiting methane gas emissions on public lands, finding that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management didn't have authority to cease enforcing a rule that was already in effect without going the through proper administrative channels.

  3. September 25, 2017

    Enviros, Tribes Seek To Jump-Start Obama-Era Methane Regs

    The U.S. Bureau of Land Management violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it delayed Obama-era regulations limiting methane gas emissions on public lands, environmentalists and tribal groups told a California federal judge at a hearing Monday.

  4. July 28, 2017

    Enviro, Tribal Groups Seek Win In Methane Rule Delay Row

    A coalition of environmental and tribal groups urged a California federal court on Thursday to hold that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke exceeded his authority by delaying an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting the release of methane from drilling operations on federal and Native American lands.

  5. July 11, 2017

    Enviros, Tribal Groups Sue BLM Over Methane Rule Delay

    Environmental and tribal citizen groups hit the U.S. Bureau of Land Management with a complaint Monday in California federal court, alleging the agency's decision to delay an Obama-era regulation to reduce methane waste on public land is illegal and will cost states, tribes and local governments millions in lost revenue.

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